[Sca-cooks] Cinnamon Challenge

[Susan Fox]

Shrug, could be worse.  Just wait until they hear that nutmeg is a narcotic.

Selene

On 3/8/12 10:52 PM, otsisto wrote:
> It has been around but I don't think it was as popular as it seems to be
> today. I would say it is at least been around since the tobasco dare. I
> remember a few kids daring but only one trying it back in the `70s in my
> school. Perhaps it has become popularized through the internet and the
> media's coverage of it.
>
> De
>
> -----Original Message-----
> We were discussing cinnamon not too long ago and the age problems of
> true cinnamon and cassia.
>
> This Cinnamon Challenge came up on the early morning programs here
> this week. In case you haven't heard, the Cinnamon Challenge is a
> "popular dare game that involves attempting to swallow a tablespoon of
> cinnamon without vomiting or inhaling the powder." It can be dangerous
> as you can inhale the cinnamon into your lungs. Teens have been
> hospitalized; one locally spent four days in the hospital because of
> breathing problems. Apparently this new dare/challenge is making the
> rounds and is featured on YouTube.
>
> http://www.cinnamonchallenge.com/
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon_challenge
> Wikipedia says it has been around for decades but I don't remember
> ever hearing about it prior to this latest flurry of news coverage.
>
> Johnnae
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